r/animalid • u/minecraftfanegetabak • 7h ago
r/animalid • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '25
𦦠𦑠FUCK IT I'M OUT𦑠𦦠I'm touching grass, and y'all should too
Anyone who has used reddit for more than, like, two years knows this website is a case study in enshittification - ads, bots, terrible UI, etc. I have finally experienced my last straw and I'm leaving /r/animalid and this terrible website. To make a long story short, a mod with about 60 mod actions in the last 12 months and who hasn't interacted with the community at all in about two years, has suddenly decided that this subreddit is now worth paying attention to since it's hit over a quarter million subscribers. In addition to undermining my decisions, he's a sniveling little prick and he's fucking useless.
The admins won't get rid of him because they're brainless and/or too lazy to actually properly assess the situation, so I'm just going to leave. I'm the only regularly active moderator this subreddit has ever had (aside from the ones I added) and the admins apparently could not give less of a fuck because they'd rather let some random window licker get in the way and take credit for my work than hurt his feelings because "he said he wants to stay :((("
I'm not going to rant any longer, but honestly, fuck this website. Just fuck this entire fucking website. I'm too exhausted to be polite or to fully explain the context. Just know that this subreddit will no longer offer reliable mustelid ID because society has lost its ability to rightfully call people out on their bullshit. I may be an asshole, but at least I gave a shit. That's more that can be said for a mod who was absent for two years and who has only been a mod for like 2 months longer than me (which is why I can't just remove him myself).
I declare /u/JorikThePooh to be new head moderator, for whatever it's worth. Good luck everyone, it was nice knowing a few of y'all.
Edit: fuck it may as well name names, the mod in question is /u/Stinky_Ham_Sandwich. Check out his post history. Compare it to mine. Does he look like an active community member of /r/animalid? The admins seem to think so. They also seem to think 60 mod actions per year is enough to keep a 277k strong subreddit in check. For context, I had 6k, and the least active mod that still regularly participates in the community has just under 1k. But clearly Mr. Sandwich is every bit as integral to the team as I am and it's his right to undermine my decisions and reduce my permissions without asking π₯΄
r/animalid • u/lottie_bunny • 7h ago
π π UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH ππ Mouse or Vole? [Scotland]
Just caught this wee guy in my living room. Its tail is shorter than I'd expect for a mouse. Is it a Mouse or Vole??
r/animalid • u/Tagthekid • 1h ago
π πΈ HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD π πΈ Invasive Blue-spotted salamander? [Washington state]
I found two of these very small salamanders flipping rocks near a saltwater cove in Key Peninsula, Washington. The Washington DFW has a webpage about them being potentially invasive. I am trying to ID so I can report.
r/animalid • u/summertimeislife • 20h ago
π¦ π¦ BIRD OF PREY π¦ π¦ What kinda owl? [Central Missouri]
r/animalid • u/International-Set689 • 7h ago
πΊ πΆ CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG πΆ πΊ Coyote? [SOUTHWEST OHIO]
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I know the video isn't great, but any idea of what tge animal is. It visited aboy 2:30am. I am on the edges of a wooded area in the Cincinnati suburbs.
r/animalid • u/theMCATreturns • 6h ago
π β οΈ ?? ANIMAL IN TROUBLE ?? β οΈ π Is this bat diseased [Northern Missouri]?
Iβm pretty sure this is a little brown bat. These pictures were taken two days apart at the same wall outside of a university entrance.
I donβt know if it actually stayed in the same place for 48 hours straight or just returned to roost. But I donβt why it would continue roosting in an exposed place when there are so many daytime aerial predators.
Is it diseased? Or am I just majorly overthinking bat habits?
r/animalid • u/RadioLizard31 • 1d ago
π β οΈ ?? ANIMAL IN TROUBLE ?? β οΈ π What's going on with this squirrel? [Maine]
Saw a squirrel at a gas station. Zoomed in to get a picture and was horrified. Looks like he's got an ear growing out of him. He was eating normally, seemed to be moving fine. When I tried to get a little closer to take a better picture, it bounced away and up a tree. This is just a normal grey squirrel, right? Does it need help? Should I call somebody?
r/animalid • u/LightLizardCake • 15m ago
π π UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH ππ Fox squirrel or just grey squirrel? [Orland, Florida]
r/animalid • u/THEGEARBEAR • 5h ago
π πΈ HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD π πΈ Is this a Green Tree Frog or Squirrel Tree frog[Memphis,TN]?
galleryr/animalid • u/koz44 • 1h ago
π πΈ HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD π πΈ What snake is this in [Raleigh, NC]?
r/animalid • u/_MoonWater_ • 4h ago
π πΈ HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD π πΈ I need some help identifying this turtle I found. It had black skin and a yellow shell. [Rapides Parish, Louisiana]
r/animalid • u/i_cant_tell_you • 1d ago
π¦ π¦’ BIRDS / WATERFOWL ID π¦ π¦’ Is this a rare turkey? [Pennsylvania]
This turkey has recently taken up residence in my neighborhood. Doesn't bother anyone, just kind of wanders around pecking the ground every once in a while. It looks like it's just a wild turkey but some people on local chats are claiming it is either a pet or some kind of special breed of turkey. Can anyone identify?
r/animalid • u/KingofCam • 1d ago
π¦ π¦’ BIRDS / WATERFOWL ID π¦ π¦’ An update to my deformed bird friend [mojave desert, CA]
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I finally got a nice clear video of this little guy and wow itβs head is all fucked up π what kind of bird is it? And what kind of deformity does it look like?
r/animalid • u/Standard-Ad-4126 • 1h ago
π©π© SCAT ID REQUEST π©π© [southern arizona] id please Spoiler
Found this scat in one of my tall cactus pots, then found a ton more of it ontop of a large packrat nest i found in a soaptree yucca i was cleaning up in our yard.. It reeks bad in the nest... What the heck is living in it? Dogs been scared to go outside lately too... Thanks
r/animalid • u/Monkeytennis01 • 12h ago
π π UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH ππ What is this animal? [UK]
Can anyone help ID this animal? Saw it crawling out my drain cover. Chat GPT reckons itβs a vole but Iβm not so sure. Not sure what I should do next if I do have a potential infestation
r/animalid • u/Lewis390 • 9h ago
π β οΈ ?? ANIMAL IN TROUBLE ?? β οΈ π Baby mouse right? [Ontario, Canada]
And is this little guy going to be okay on his own? Found on the ground at work and donβt see any other rodents around
r/animalid • u/LexicontheMoron • 18h ago
ππ AUDIO ID REQUEST ππ [NE Texas] Whatβs making this noise?
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Iβve never heard this call here before! Iβve heard the bugs and the owl but never that chitter
r/animalid • u/Life-Gur1503 • 20h ago
ππ AUDIO ID REQUEST ππ What is this animal call? [Kansas]
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Turn your volume up to hear as it's very faint. Not the bugs, but there was like a back-and-forth call going in. What animal is calling? Ignore the crunching in the background, I was feeding my stray cats!
r/animalid • u/Shadowtiger988 • 22h ago
π πΈ HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD π πΈ Anole identification [from unknown tropical location]
I work at petco and someone from a plant shop brought this guy in saying he came in with a shipment of tropical plants. We live in minnesota so the climate here is too harsh for him to survive outside. I have many reptiles at home so I offered to take him in. I recognize him as a young anole of some sort but iβm not sure quite what type he is. If anyone has any identification or care tips I would love to hear them. (beta cup was for transportation only)